ESCAPE YOUTH SERVICES

🌳Matureactive

SC431246 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-08-28

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Sports and recreation education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85520Cultural education
85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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accounts · AA
2023-09-01
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officers · AP01
2023-07-28
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accounts · AA
2023-04-24
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PRINGLE, Jan appointed
director
2022-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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officers · AP01
2020-01-31
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officers · AP01
2020-01-07
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HILL, Alistair John appointed
director
2020-01-07
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officers · AP01
2020-01-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-21
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GIBSON, Tracey Ann appointed
director
2019-09-23
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officers · AP01
2019-09-19
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RAE, Vivien appointed
director
2019-09-19
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RAMAGE, Clair Heppell appointed
director
2019-09-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-29
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MARSHALL, Stuart resigned
director
2018-11-01
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GIBSON, Tracey Ann resigned
director
2018-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-02-01
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ANDERSON, Colin resigned
director
2018-02-01
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GIBSON, Tracey Ann appointed
director
2017-06-30
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ANDERSON, Christine Mary Anderson resigned
director
2016-03-01
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BECK, Mary, Councillor resigned
director
2016-03-01
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BECK, Stuart resigned
director
2016-03-01
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MARSHALL, Stuart appointed
director
2014-01-27
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SHIELDS, Andrew James resigned
director
2013-10-10
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HILL, Alison Shaw resigned
director
2012-08-28
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Company incorporated
As ESCAPE YOUTH SERVICES
2012-08-28
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SNOWDON, Sian appointed
secretary
2012-08-28
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JONES, Ruth Jardine appointed
director
2012-08-28
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ANDERSON, Christine Mary Anderson appointed
director
2012-08-28
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ANDERSON, Colin appointed
director
2012-08-28
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BECK, Mary, Councillor appointed
director
2012-08-28
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BECK, Stuart appointed
director
2012-08-28
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HILL, Alison Shaw appointed
director
2012-08-28
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SHIELDS, Andrew James appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-08-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Hawick Youth Centre

Havelock Street

Hawick

Roxburghshire

TD9 7BB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last: 2025-09-11